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Many in the church who are wrestling with ministry in a postmodern era view deconstruction as a negative aspect of the postmodern movement. But John Caputo, one of the leading philosophers of religion in America and a leading voice on religion and postmodernism, sees it differently. In this lively and provocative analysis, he argues that in his own way Jesus himself was a deconstructionist and that applying deconstruction to the church can be a positive move toward renewal. ???Caputo brilliantly manages to bring thought to life and life to thought. He wears his learning and scholarship so lightly that one has the impression of returning to a flesh-and-blood world where Jesus deconstructs and reconstructs our lives. Challenging, compassionate, witty, and wise. This book is compulsory reading for anyone concerned about the future of Christianity.??? ???Richard Kearney, Charles Seelig Professor in Philosophy, Boston College ???Let this book settle the debate once and for all: postmodern philosophy does not preclude true Christian faith. In fact, taken rightly, postmodernism leads not to nihilistic relativism but to a robust faith in the Savior, who himself was bent on deconstruction. Caputo is a sheep in wolf??'s clothing.??? ???Tony Jones, national coordinator of Emergent Village, author of "The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier" ???This is a marvelous little book. It enables readers to understand deconstruction as the hermeneutics of the kingdom of God and provides a glimpse of what this concept might look like in the hands of Jesus as applied to the church. This will be difficult therapy, and many of us will be inclined to resist. However, let us remember thatwhile discipline is painful in the moment, it produces a harvest of peace and righteousness in the long run. May the church learn from the wisdom found in these pages.??? ???John R. Franke, professor of theology, Biblical Seminary

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: What Would Jesus Deconstruct?
• Author: John D Caputo
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9780801031366
• ISBN: 0801031362
• ID: 04422939
• Publisher: Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
• Weight: 206 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 142 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. November 2007

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